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Students in Europe will be encouraged to travel throughout different EU Countries under the Move2Learn, Learn2Move initiative. It will give a chance to 5,000 young citizens to study in different countries while traveling sustainably. The initiative was linked with the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus programme and will focus on increased student mobility as well as decreased travel emissions.

 

Students will be able to travel by air or rail through companies that meet certain sustainability criteria.

 

“Transport is not about tracks, ships or motorways; it is about people. We want to give young Europeans the chance to discover Europe. We also want to encourage them to travel in an environmentally friendly way, which is why CO2 emissions will be taken into account. I am also happy that we can count on the active participation of transport operators to help strengthen the initiative," said Vileta Bulc, Commissioner for Transport.

 

This is part of a larger project within Erasmus called eTwinning, which connects school staff throughout different member states. Students participating in eTwinning projects are to be considered for the Move2Learn program with a group or individually. The project is intended to broaden students’ cultural view of Europe, and the selection of the best eTwinning process will include social inclusion as a factor.

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“This initiative will enable young people to discover and experience first-hand different countries and cultures across Europe. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Erasmus, this will be another example of this EU success story bringing people together, helping them to develop a feeling of what it means to be European,“ said Tibor Navracsics, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport.

 

Once the winning projects have been picked, they will be able to travel from August 2017 until December 2018 to the EU country of their choice.

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